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starting a cover band, Ideas

Unread post by rockyall107 » Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:07 pm

hey all,
first off i started in a dmb cover band and we ended up having a few head cases and called it quits. so after seeing alot of bands down the shore and places around home i decided what the hell, so im working on getting a few guys together and starting just your run of the mill cover band..anyway, i wanted some song ideas..i have made a list that i will type out but i KNOW i forgetting songs...just looking for fun songs to play that would get a bar going..thanks guys!!

dmb helped me out with the first few covers

the list:
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Burning Down the house - talking heads
Money - Pink Floyd
Money (thats what i want)
Hey Hey,My My - Neil Young
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Santeria - Sublime
Tripping Billies - DMB
So much to say - DMB
Live - I Alone
Live - all over you
Hootie - Hold my hand
Incubus - Wish you were here
Guns and Roses - Sweet Child of mine
Baba o reilly - the who
No Rain - Blind Melon
Gin Blossom - Hey Jealousy
Sex and candy - Marcy Playground
Santa Monica - Everclear
Mr.Jones - Counting Crows
Living on a prayer - Bon Jovi
Free Fallin - Tom Petty
Oasis - Wonderwall
Oasis - Champagne Supernova
Train - Drops of Jupiter
Train - Meet virginia
Jet - are you gonna be my girl
daughter - pearl jam
stp - plush
stp - interstate love song
All Along the watchtower - dmb, bob dylan, hendrix
Jason Mraz - Im Yours ->
Bob Marley - Three little birds
Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
Jumper - Third eyed blind



i typed these as i read them off a paper so i apologize if each song is kinda ordered all differently..but anyway..what other songs would be good to play?
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Re: starting a cover band, Ideas

Unread post by wkpggrvn2001 » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:10 am

Just go to a bar with a cover band and write down every song they play, there is your catalogue. It seems like that is what all of the other cover bands do anyway is just copy what the other cover bands are playing.
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Unread post by Easy E » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:15 am

I saw a cover band do an INXS Medley, it was awesome
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Unread post by wkpggrvn2001 » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:31 pm

Easy E wrote:I saw a cover band do an INXS Medley, it was awesome
Yuck. That would make me want to hang myself with a belt in a hotel room.
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Unread post by Easy E » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:46 pm

damn, i wish you would have been there
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Unread post by littlefriend » Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:25 am

BROOKS WAS HERE

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